I Don’t Have to Pretend

Alright

I was born in 1985
It's when I came to life

And, well, I was raised by a single mom in Section-8 housing that's not wrong
No, that's the truth and you know what?
When I'm not delusional I feel much deeper inside

It reminds me that I have a life and I need to cherish it
So, about that life, well, that childhood - it wasn't the best
My mom, she did the best she could, but she couldn't do it
She couldn't get it off her chest

And what I mean by that is all the hurt and the pain that she had in her life: it was insane
And there was so much to bear, so much she had to hold on to while keeping mе near and keeping me safe and shе did it alone

Well, except for her mom and dad they tried, too, but they failed inside because they died and well, I guess I cannot hide that my mom shes dying now, too, and so will I one day, thats true
But i guess it doesn't mean we failed we ran the race just like everyone else and I, well

I know
I know
I know

And because I know it means I'm alive
I'm seeing clearly
I'm seeing through my third eye

And what this is is me bringing to life a dream that i held in my hands you see, but it all slipped away it's true

When I lost my ex wife and my children, too, I became delusional and I thought I could achieve things that no one else had ever achieved

And well maybe I will and maybe I won't, but I'm not ill anymore because i know what's important in life

And
That's not fame money
No

That's right, it's my children and, well, my ex
I love them both and, well, this story is next on the long list of heroes that never received much gratitude

But, you know what I say that that's okay because i just feel what i'm feeling today and what i'm feeling today is gratitude from up above gratitude that could only be love and this love that i feel in my heart its true i'm feeling inside i'm feeling it now and its true that i was born 31 years ago and I know that I'm still learning to show that I can be a little boy sometimes I can be a man and I can rhyme I can rap I can make it all be what I want it to be and I don't have to fake it I don't have to pretend